The Government’s proposal to sell off the harvesting rights of Coillte’s most productive forests for up to 80 years shows a lack of commitment to the forestry sector.

AS the level of afforestation in Ireland falls to a 20-year low, the Department of the Environment must immediately examine the barriers to afforestation erected on very dubious scientific grounds.

WITH major infrastructural projects in the process of being fast-tracked, can forestry also make a case?

FORESTRY’S role in combating climate change is unequivocal. In Ireland, the potential for further sustainable forestry is immense.